Graphics corruption in Fallout 4 since 1.3 patch

[DJohn24]

Since Fallout 4's 1.3(.47) patch, I (and many, many others) have been experiencing texture issues that make the game unplayable. I have an Iris 5100, but the problem seems to be universal across all Intel GPUs, regardless of hardware.

More images are in this gallery http://imgur.com/a/K5wa2 here. Basically, the textures stretch and warp, almost always obscuring your view and looking like a mess. It's interesting to note that this does not happen to player/character models, although it's difficult to discern what these textures originally were to begin with. Updating to the latest beta driver does not fix it (although I'd never seen the bright red texture glitch in the gallery before it, so... there's that).

I originally believed this to be a problem combining Apple hardware (I'm using a late-2013 rMBP) with the Intel GPU, which is not officially supported by Bethesda (the game's publisher), but since then I've encountered many people across the internet on other hardware who are encountering the same issue. In fact, there seems to be something about the 1.3 update that screwed up textures for a lot of people with integrated graphics, including those with AMD.

Someone will probably inevitably say that Apple has requested that all issues with their products should be directed through their support, but quite frankly, this doesn't seem like an Apple problem (and the Apple person I talked to agreed with me, saying they can only work to apply fixes within OS X). The game was made by Bethesda, runs solely in a Windows environment, and the common denominator seems to be the Intel GPU. http://forums.bethsoft.com/topic/1588208-texture-glitches-after-update/ Bethesda is aware of the problem, but are under no obligation to support users of hardware they never offered support to. While I don't know much about driver programming, I feel like this is an issue that will most likely be solved by you at Intel if it is solved at all. You also are under no obligation to solve the problem, and if you can't, no hard feelings (really). This GPU has felt like "the little graphics card that could", given the amount I've put it through, and this is the first game I've encountered that is entirely unplayable because of it.

I unknowingly solved the crashing problems already known by installing http://enbdev.com/download_mod_fallout4.htm ENBoost, a utility that is known to boost performance -- for some reason it completely stops the crashing other Intel users have been experiencing. The game runs just fine on versions 1.1 (release) and 1.2, and I'm continuing to play the game thanks to http://www.speedrun.com/Fallout_4/thread/fvo80 downgrade patches, but any future content will be unavailable unless the issue is fixed.

I've attached the Intel SSU diagnostics, DxDiag, and DispDiag for reference, but a summary of my system specs is as follows: Macbook Pro Retina, Late-2013, Intel Core i5-4258U CPU @ 2.40GHz, Intel Iris Graphics 5100, 8GB RAM, Windows 10 Pro, graphics driver version 20.19.15.4380 (which I think is the beta driver? don't know what else it would be, since I turned auto-updates off and haven't installed another since). I was previously on the last stable release, which I found to run significantly better than the Apple-provided one that installs during Boot Camp.

Sorry for the info dump, I'm just really interested in helping to figure out a solution if possible. I know this has been posted about a few times as well, hope this isn't a problem as I didn't want to hijack any more threads. If there's anything else I can do to help, please let me know -- I'm hoping I'll be able to get some users not on Apple hardware to post their information as well. Thank you in advance!

[NPres3]

Same problem on my Intel HD 5500, with the patch 1.3 and the new 1.4 the game has texture issues and no longer playable.

I do not know if it's a problem that Bethesda does not want to optimize the game on Intel integrated boards, or is it a problem that needs solving Intel itself.

Please let us know something about it, I spent the money to play Fallout 4.

[IUman]

HI all,

Thank you for joining the Intel communities.

I'm sorry that it took me some time to come around to this post and be able to help you.

Did you try the latest Beta driver, you can download it here:

https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/25749/Intel-Beta-Graphics-Driver-for-Windows-7-8-1-10-15-40- Download Intel® Beta Graphics Driver for Windows® 7/8.1/10* [15.40]

Please let me know if this driver can help you solving this issue.

quake please be aware that if you have an Apple system, Apple has requested that all questions regarding Apple computers and software be addressed directly with Apple support.

Best wishes,

Ivan

[JLoba]

Hi Ivan,

I have the same issue with my Lenovo T450 w/ 5500U graphics. The beta driver does not fix the issue.

[NPres3]

Although the new beta drivers have solved the crash problem, now there is this other problem of texture from the patch 1.3 and is no longer playable

[IUman]

Hi,

We are looking into this issue right now and thank you for the feedback you all have kindly provided,

Best wishes,

Ivan

[GWide1]

Salut, j'ai le meme probleme depuis la 1.3 et j'attend avec impatience que vous trouviez une solution à ce probleme de texture qui rend fallout 4 injouable.

[JCote2]

I would also like to know how this is going. I purchased the game with it working, but after the update it stopped working. Fallout 4 isn't the only game having issues with it. So is the new minecraft 1.9 update.

[IUman]

We are still working on this issue; please wait for a new driver to come up.

Regards,

Ivan

[klui2]

I have the same issue , The beta driver does not fix the issue.

[IUman]

I know that this is not what you want to hear at this moment but we are still working on a solution for this.

Regards,

Ivan

[r3un1on]

Hi,

i have same Problem with (i7-4790k iGPU 4600) and (i7-6700k igpu 530).

I tested many Intel Driver. With all Driver it is same issue.

Only Fallout 4 Version 1.3 work fine. At Version 1.4 and higher i have texture bug

Greetz

[JCote2]

I don't know if this is relative, but ever since i updated to windows 10, the video drivers crash doing many things, like skype, league of legends, watching videos ect. I don't know if that has something to do with it or if you'll even take this into consideration when working on this issue, but there it is.

[IUman]

Thank you for your feedback, it is very much appreciated!

[APinn]

ivanu_intel,

Installed GFX_Win7_8.1_10_64_15.40.22.4424 on i7-5775c running Windows 7 64bit.

Graphics corruption still evident as with Driver Version 15.40.20.64.4404.

Cheers,

OC_Freak

[IUman]

Please be aware that we are working on this to give you better support for the game, hopefully a new driver will come up soon to help you better with this issue.

Regards,

Ivan

[AArlo]

i've got it)

[JCote2]

What have you go?

[ETucc]

Any updates?

[JLoba]

Hi all,

Has anyone tried 1.5? Steam is forcing me to upgrade so will try it in a minute.

[JCote2]

Looking forward to what you find.